South Africa

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has dismissed 53 employees for submitting fake educational qualifications.

Pretoria - Deputy Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has called on Chinese researchers to collaborate with their South African counterparts to investigate palaeontological resources.

Johannesburg - The Rea Vaya Bus Operating Company, within the City of Joburg, is now majority owned and managed by former taxi industry operators.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has reiterated the need for Zimbabweans seeking South African permits for business, study and work to carry the correct supporting documents when they visit the departments' offices.

Durban - Cricket South Africa's UbuntuNOW road show has come to KwaZulu-Natal with just under two weeks to go the ICC Cricket World Cup on the Asian subcontinent.

Pretoria - A new capacity building programme, to be offered at Wits University will go a long way in addressing the country's skills shortage.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted the resignations of four members of the SABC Board.

Pretoria - All the necessary logistical arrangements have been put in place to ensure the matric exams kick off without any glitches on 25 October 2010.

Pretoria - The Director General in the Department of Higher Education and Training, Professor Mary Metcalfe, is to leave the department by the end of April 2011.

Johannesburg - With seven days before the start of the matric examinations, the Gauteng Department of Education has promised to conduct credible and fair exams.

Pretoria - South Africa's participation at the Shanghai Expo, coupled with its hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has rebranded the country to the rest of the world.

Pretoria - The class of 2010 at the Edward Phathudi Comprehensive School in Atteridgeville are racing to finish the syllabus for the year and complete preparations ahead of the National Senior Certificate exams.

Pretoria - The extradition hearing of honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani is expected to resume in Belmarsh Magistrate's Court in East London today.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has commended the thousands of South Africans who approached the department's offices to ensure they were in possession of IDs to allow them to register as voters.

Pretoria - The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) will today continue with visits to areas in the Free State and Eastern Cape to access the impact of the recent floods.